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Bollywood superstar deepfake video goes viral, Mumbai police registers FIR

Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against an unidentified person in connection with a deepfake video of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in which he is purportedly seen promoting a political party.

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The FIR has been registered against unnamed person at Khar Police station by Aamir Khan’s office under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 419 (impersonation), 420 (cheating) and other sections of the Information Technology Act.

It is learnt that the video is of 27-seconds, which seems to have been edited using artificial intelligence (AI). In the video, Aamir Khan can be seen talking about staying away from rhetoric (jumla).

A spokesperson for the actor had said on Tuesday that while Khan has in the past raised awareness through Election Commission campaigns through the years, he never promoted any political party.